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Non-profit group AIM has rescued and provided support for hundreds of such victims.

Residential buildings in Singapore, where some Chinese developers have been involved in the building of public housing projects and private condominiums.

As I stumbled out of bed, enveloped in a jet-lagged haze, something caught my eye that made me do a double-take.

DALIAN, China -- Japanese-style hot springs or onsen are bubbling up across East and Southeast Asia as Japanese companies and others tout the wonders.

These tunnels outside of Ho Chi Minh City provide a fascinating insight into the Vietnam American War. Here is what you need to know to plan your visit.

Play Russian baccarat, Russian blackjack and more in Primorsky Krai Integrated Entertainment Zone outside Vladivostok. Hong Kong listed Summit Ascent runs ...

On her second visit to Pakistan, a German tourist expresses her infatuation for the country.

PARIS - On April 4, a group of international buyers' associations from the garment, footwear, sporting and travel goods industries sent a letter to Cambodian ...

Thailand Sex Tourism Scam: Bangkok's adult entertainment neighbourhoods can turn out to be quite dangerous as Nishtha Gautam found out one evening.

Nearly 5 million visitors at home and abroad flocked to major destinations in Cambodia during the traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmey 2019 from ...

Weekly Cabinet Resolutions BANGKOK, 19 April 2019 (NNT) - The Cabinet's meeting this week resulted in many resolutions, including preparations for the ...

Bangladesh's President Abdul Hamid urges the authorities concerned to highlight Bangladesh's heritage along with tourist spots in a smarter way to attract ...

The overview for Tiffany's whirlwind trip through Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, including planning details and and outline of everything we did.

PHNOM PENH -- NagaCorp is planning its third casino project in Phnom Penh to tap the growing numbers of free-spending Chinese tourists to the country.

Phnom Penh – The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting tourist destinations in Cambodia during the Khmer New Year holiday rose 67 percent to 4.72 ...

Vietjet is said to be the first and only carrier to operate the Bali-Ho Chi Minh City route.

DRIVING ALONG Hun Sen Boulevard—named after the man who has led Cambodia since 1985—a shiny Mercedes-Benz dealership appears in the ...

Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - Cross-border trade and tourism are being promoted at Baan Khao Din border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo province, eastern Thailand, which ...

The famous jungle ruins may be Cambodia's crown jewel, but there's more to take in now at this tourist town, as artists, chefs, and eco-conscious hoteliers ...

Thousands of children in Cambodia live in orphanages even though their parents are still alive. Some of the institutions exist solely to make money from tourists.

Naga missionaries in Cambodia held its 13th annual meet at Kampot city, located at the South West province of Cambodia. A press release from Nagas in ...

As climate change heats up, we can expect more extreme weather events, more hurricanes, and droughts over time. VOA Khmer's Seourn Vathana narrates.

by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan. PHNOM PENH, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation will bring closer ...

The rampant mistreatment of horses, camels and donkeys at major attractions like the pyramids of Giza has prompted calls for visitors to boycott rides.

ACC Secretary-General Chen Dehai says he looks forward to closer cooperation and coordination between the Tourism Ministry of Cambodia and ACC, ...

Japan's Nanzoin Temple is famous for its huge statue of a reclining Buddha. Its custodians are less laidback about the hordes of tourists the temple attracts.

This is the humiliating moment two British tourists were arrested and forced to sign grovelling apology letters after walking into an embassy and later passing out ...

Tenants turfed out of Phnom Penh's low-income housing block the White Building, were told it would be redeveloped to house Cambodians. Instead, NagaCorp ...

While the pace of growth in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) has outpaced the rest of Asean, expanding at an average of 6 percent compared to ...

The Minister of Tourism on Monday called for cooperation between the public and private sectors to create new tourism products in Siem Reap province.

Cambodia now has a booming gambling sector. NagaCorp is now planning a third casino resort in the capital, with more than $4bn to be invested.

The Cardamom Tented Camp in Cambodia has joined fellow finalists in congratulating the five Tourism for Tomorrow Award winners. Cardamom Tented Camp ...

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Once believed to number in the thousands, the dolphins of the Mekong River were devastated by war, hunting, and indiscriminate net fishing.

Cambodia is growing its tourism sector but analysts say significant developments will be achieved through promoting domestic products.

An agro-tourism site in Siem Reap city is aiming to take tourists back in history by allowing them to visit one of the dwindling traditional Cambodian domestic ...

Cambodia attracted 1.24 million foreign tourists during the first two months of this year, a nearly 10 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, ...

According to the Ministry of Tourism, approximately six million international tourists visited Cambodia in 2018, a 10 percent increase from the previous year.

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Phnom Penh – Some 418,572 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia in the first two months of 2019, up 31.7 percent over the same period last year, the Tourism ...

The national carrier has set a target of doubling visitor arrivals to Brunei by 2021. But news of the country getting closer to the full implementation of Sharia law ...

What do you do with a building that is past its prime or no longer being used? VOA Khmer's Chap Chetra narrates.

SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA (AFP) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in sloughed off the trappings of high office on Saturday (March 16) and mingled with ...

The government has announced its intention to grow the workforce in the tourism industry to 1 million people by next year in an effort to meet the demands of an ...

The Cambodian government is pushing for the development and investment into special tourism sites as it will contribute to the Kingdom's economic ...

A sub-decree issued Thursday coined 'great tourism zones', a term for areas where a wide range of tourism-related services is available. In last week's ...

Have you started thinking about your career after you finish your degree in tourism and hospitality management? Here's a good news: there are myriads of jobs ...

Cambodia's deal with China's Union Development Group to build a tourism hub looks too good to be true. Sceptics say it is – and that its suspiciously long ...

National carrier Vietnam Airlines and Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism signed a tourism development co-operation agreement in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on ...

The tourism sector earned $4.3 billion in revenue last year, an increase of around 20 percent, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Tourism.

Cambodia's tourism earned gross revenues of 4.35 billion U.S. dollars in 2018, up 19.8 percent from 3.63 billion dollars in a year earlier, Tourism Minister Thong ...

Jason Friedman is the managing director of J.M. Friedman and Co. and thus the director of operations for Shinta Mani Hotels. With previous credentials including ...

PHNOM PENH, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The number of domestic and foreign tourists traveling in Cambodia during the three-day Chinese Lunar New Year celebration ...

The number of visitors to the coast during the Chinese New Year holiday dropped considerably this year as more people chose destinations in the Northern ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia yesterday urged tourists to avoid websites offering e-visas for the country after ...

Cambodia welcomed some two million Chinese tourists last year, up more than 70 per cent on the previous year, boosting the total number of foreign tourists ...

Cambodia and China on Wednesday evening held the first event of the Tourism and Culture Year at Chaktomuk Theater in Phnom Penh's Daun Penh district.

by Mao Pengfei, Nguon Sovan. PHNOM PENH, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists drove Cambodia's tourism growth last year, with some 1.9 million Chinese ...

A new eco-tourism camp keeps a remote forest safe from poaching, and offers a laid-back stay with creature comforts. Duncan Forgan. Sun 27 Jan 2019 07.00 ...

Here comes the sun: People wait for the first sunrise to mark the new year of 2017 on top of Borobudur temple, Central Java.

In 2018 Cambodia experienced the third largest increase in international tourists in Asean, behind only Vietnam and Indonesia, according to data recently ...

Vietnam-Cambodia tourism cooperation has made significant achievements, bringing important socio-economic benefits to each country.

France's Vinci Airports has long had a connection with Cambodia through concessions at three of the main airports. Now the Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun ...

While investment capital in Cambodia's construction sector showed a nearly 20 per cent decline last year compared to 2017, a group of industry insiders are ...

More than 1.27 million Chinese tourists visited Cambodia in the first eight months of 2018, a 72 per cent increase on the same period in 2017. But not all local ...

Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia located in Cambodia's northern province of Siem Reap. Stretching over some 400.

At the final two places on our list of 52, our columnist contemplates the swift, irrevocable changes that tourism and development are bringing.

A new mechanism has been established to facilitate cooperation between the government and members of the private sector in boosting tourism development.

Tourism minister Thong Khon on Wednesday called upon Vietnam Airlines (VN) to increase their flight frequency to Cambodia, particularly to Phnom Penh, Siem ...

Tourism Minister Thong Khon has called on Vietnam Airlines to increase their flight frequency to Cambodia, particularly to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the ...

PHNOM PENH, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted 1.62 million Chinese visitors during the first 10 months of 2018, up 71.5 percent over the same period ...

Cambodia has ambitious plans to increase the number of tourism arrivals from six million in 2018 to 12 million by 2025 as it builds two new airports in Phnom ...

The viral story of Thuch Salik, the talented multi-lingual boy selling souvenirs around Angkor Wat, has thrown the spotlight on the plight of working children in the ...

Can Cambodia achieve its ambitious forecast of 12 million tourists by 2025?

Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument and a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a must-see for many travelers. This iconic temple complex in the ...

The rise in number of foreign tourists in the kingdom also means an increase in the number of job opportunities for Khmers. However, has this demand for skilled ...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese real estate developer on Monday launched a tuition-free tourism and hospitality school here, aiming at providing ...

Cambodian outbound tourism saw a 30 percent rise during this year's three-day Water Festival, while long haul destination tour packages to Europe, Australia, ...

Cambodia welcomes 4.3 million holidaymakers from January to September, an increase of 11.8 percent compared to the same period last year.

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted 1.44 million Chinese visitors during the first nine months of 2018, up 71.2 percent over the same period ...

Dy Proeung built scale models of temples. When the Khmer Rouge took over, he had to hide his life's work—and his identity. Thousands of tourists flock to Siem ...

The temples of Angkor are Cambodia's top tourist draw, but they overshadow what the countryside around them has to offer visitors. A new initiative aims to ...

The flow of tourists between Cambodia and Turkey is expected to rise in upcoming years following the signing of a deal earlier this week in which the countries ...

Cambodia and Thailand will further strengthen tourism sector cooperation to promote flows between the two countries and third-country tourist crossings.

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed on marine tourism cooperation linking the tourism ports of the two countries, while Cambodia asked its Thai counterpart to ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of Chinese tourists to Cambodia during the first eight months of 2018 had exceeded the full-year 2017's record, ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia is expected to attract 10 million international tourists in 2025 and up to 15 million in 2030, Tourism Minister Thong ...

Chinese gambling is bringing cash to Kampot, but threatening the peace of this once sleepy Cambodian town.

One destination that is undeniably experiencing a boom in Chinese tourism is Cambodia. In the first seven months of 2018, over 1 million Chinese tourists ...

Vast project follows a similar $3.8bn project, raising concerns about Beijing's dollar diplomacy in the region.

Cambodia and France this week agreed to strengthen cooperation to boost the Kingdom's tourism industry.

More than 70 local and international firms joined the opening day of the Biz Fair, which kicked off yesterday in Siem Reap. The fair – which is taking place this ...

Cambodia and Vietnam should work together to promote their popular tourist draws, particularly Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam, and the Angkor ...

Phnom Penh and Siem Reap will each host a tourism business fair next month, an expo that will serve as a platform for local and international businesses to ...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 931,763 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia in the first six months of 2018, up 75.8 percent over the same period last ...

Phnom Penh – Cambodia on Wednesday broke ground for the construction of the first international tourism port in the coastal province of Kampot. Tourism ...

The once-sleepy beach town of Sihanoukville has been transformed by Chinese investment – and the sheer speed of development has divided locals.

About 3 million international tourists visited the Kingdom during the first half of the year, a hike of 13 percent, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

PHNOM PENH, July 24 (Xinhua) -- About 788,387 Chinese tourists had visited Cambodia in the first five months of 2018, up 78.7 percent compared to the same ...

As mainland money and visitors pour into Cambodia, China backs two new airports. Too bad about the French company that had an exclusive concession.